Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. Paul’s Anglican Church (404 First Street SW, Dauphin)

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Clerics | Photos & Coordinates | Sources

This Gothic Revival church at the intersection of First Street SW and Fourth Avenue SW in Dauphin was designed by local architect Joseph Henry Bossons and constructed between 1913 and 1914 to replace an earlier church dating from 1891. It was dedicated by Archbishop Samuel Pritchard Matheson at a service on 25 January 1914.

Clerics

Period

Cleric

1910-1915

A. S. Wiley

1915-1918

F. S. de Mattos

1919-1923

H. P. Barrett

1924-1930

A. E. Cousins

1930-1935

W. Brailsford

1935-1950

Harold E. Bridgett (1893-1964)

1950-1956

T. W. Wilkinson

1957-1962

Marcus Trueman Robinson (c1903-1962)

1962

Jeremy Van-Lane

1962-1963

J. G. Heald

1963-?

J. F. Moorhead

Photos & Coordinates

St. Paul’s Anglican Church

St. Paul’s Anglican Church (circa 1923)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough, 2014-0083

St. Paul’s Anglican Church

St. Paul’s Anglican Church (June 2017)
Source: George Penner

St. Paul’s Anglican Church

St. Paul’s Anglican Church (September 2023)
Source: Glen Toews

Interior of St. Paul’s Anglican Church

Interior of St. Paul’s Anglican Church (June 2017)
Source: George Penner

Interior of St. Paul’s Anglican Church

Interior of St. Paul’s Anglican Church (June 2017)
Source: George Penner

Site Location (lat/long): N51.14720, W100.05555
denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: Joseph Henry Bossons (1859-1938)

Sources:

Obituary [H. E. Bridgett], Winnipeg Free Press, 29 January 1964.

“Church figure dies in England,” Winnipeg Tribune, 8 February 1964.

Dauphin Valley Spans the Years by Dauphin Historical Society, July 1970, pages 145-147.

Dauphin: A Historical Walking Tour (Internet Archive, 24 June 2022), City of Dauphin.

We thank Glen Toews for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by George Penner and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 3 November 2023

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